# briathar
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish bríathar, from Proto-Celtic *breitrā (“word”).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈbʲɾʲiəhəɾˠ/, /ˈbʲɾʲiːhəɾˠ/
* (Aran, Connemara) IPA: /ˈbʲɾʲiəɾˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈbʲɾʲiːhəɾˠ/

### Noun

briathar m or f (genitive singular briathair or bréithre, nominative plural briathra or bréithre)
* word
* (grammar) verb (a grammatical category of words that indicate an action, event or a state)

#### Declension
##### As a masculine first-declension noun with a strong plural

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
briathar
briathra
vocative
a bhriathair
a bhriathra
genitive
briathair
briathra
dative
briathar
briathra
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an briathar
na briathra
genitive
an bhriathair
na mbriathra
dative
leis an mbriathar don bhriathar
leis na briathra :

##### As a masculine first-declension noun with a weak plural

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
briathar
briathra
vocative
a bhriathair
a bhriathara
genitive
briathair
briathar
dative
briathar
briathra
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an briathar
na briathra
genitive
an bhriathair
na mbriathar
dative
leis an mbriathar don bhriathar
leis na briathra :

##### As feminine second-declension noun with a strong plural

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
briathar
bréithre
vocative
a bhriathar
a bhréithre
genitive
bréithre
bréithre
dative
briathar
bréithre
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an bhriathar
na bréithre
genitive
na bréithre
na mbréithre
dative
leis an mbriathar don bhriathar
leis na bréithre :

##### As feminine second-declension noun with a weak plural

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
briathar
bréithre
vocative
a bhriathar
a bhréithre
genitive
bréithre
briathar
dative
briathar
bréithre
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an bhriathar
na bréithre
genitive
na bréithre
na mbriathar
dative
leis an mbriathar don bhriathar
leis na bréithre :

#### Derived terms

* briathar cúntach
* briathar substainteach
* briathartha
* dobhriathar

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 203, page 102
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 54
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 119, page 45

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “briathar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish bríathar, from Proto-Celtic *breitrā.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɾʲiəhəɾ/

### Noun

briathar m (genitive singular briathair, plural briathran)
* word, term
* statement

#### Derived terms

* aon-bhriathrach
* briathrach
* briathrachas
* dearbh-bhriathar

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.